Everyday value!

I have been using the brilliant everyday value potatoes in curries, soups, roast potatoes and mash and plan on making a gorgeous dauphinoise potato dish this weekend with fab everyday value potatoes and everyday value onions and cheese! Yummy and my kids have been loving it, saving money and keeping warm with potato dishes this rainy Autumn. Hoping to find some great lamb in the Everyday Value range to make a Lancashire Hotpot with the great potatoes too very soon

Money saving with Tesco eveyday value

What I like to do to help save money with tesco everyday value food is to cook in larger quantities than I need. This means that if the packet - or often 2 packets in my case as I'm feeding 5 - has more portions than I need, rather than getting someone to eat up the extra food I freeze it.
To help make this easier and not take up too much freezer space, I use a freezer bag and then write on the bag with a sharpie pen what it is and the quantity. I also include a little note like 'needs more gravy' if necessary!

Childcare costs = massively reduced food budget

Now that our first child is going in to nursery, our food budget has decreased significantly. In order to cook tasty meals on a small budget, Tesco Everyday value is invaluable. I use their veg in stews and roasts and the meat is great for an affordable mid week treat of our favourite italian chicken dish.

stuffed chicken

We love every day value chicken (the frozen breasts defrosted) . I slice open the brest and stuff with Every day value mild chedder and wrap it all in every day value bacon. It's very nice and my oldest son can get enough of it. Yum Yum

Grandchildren........

I have been using Tesco for many years for both my children and now my grandchildren......and as I have just been informed that grandchild number 5 is due next year......every little saving helps to keep my growing family well fed and happy !

Every Day Tesco's Bargain Items

I have just moved back from Australia and realised how much I missed Tesco's!!!! They consistently have great deals and the everyday range is brilliant. I have been buying the Everyday cereals which taste great and am able to buy more, with a family eating cereal every morning I am always buying in bulk. Cereal is also great as a snack, it's healthy and fills kids up while providing a good source of Fibre and calcium.

The potatoes are great value and with heading into the winter months they are a great extra to add to your soups (not only making the soup go further but filling the kids up for all their running around) or mash with some delicious everyday cheese and everyday sausages.

Finally the everyday bread is cheap and great for keeping the kids happy at lunch! I often have fun with the kids making toasties with lots of delicious everyday fillings or french toast at the weekends for a little treat (soaking the bread in everyday eggs, adding protein to their diet)

Veg soup

I chuck a load of Tesco Value veg (whatever is available, pots, onions, peppers, tomatoes, swede, whatever) into the slow cooker with stock and let it stew for about 6 hours on low setting. then blitz with the blender and seperate into portions before freezing.
I then just take one out of the freezer at night, by the morning it is defrosted and ready to heat. i then take it to work in a flask.
Cheap, quick, easy, healthy and tasty (and warming!).

everyday range at tesco

I love the new every day range, it has actually stopped me going to sainsburys for the basics range there. I think it is mainly down to the fact that tescos have widened the range of products within the everyday range. I am loving the yohgerts and the mozzarella!

Everyday Value - Pasta, Pots and Veg

I always like to cook in bulk with everyday value pasta, potatoes and veggies, this can then be frozen and turned into a variety of different dishes for the family. This saves on electric/gas as well as savings on the food itself.

I use the everyday value range to make bigger portions of meals, and add extra everyday value veg to fill it up more, then freeze the extra portions. (think homemade bolognaise sauce, shepherds pie etc.) I also buy things like everyday value prawns and seperate them into portions to use for a quick and easy stir fry using everyday value basmati rice and everyday value frozen stir fry veg. That way there's always a quick meal in the freezer that's also healthy.

everyday value potatoes & frozen chicken breasts

I use the Everyday Value potatoes to make yummy roast potatoes (olive oil, minced garlic, salt & potatoes) and I LOVE using the Everyday Value frozen chicken breasts to make chicken tacos in the the slow cooker. Yum!

With all the costs rising I have to use Everday Value in most of the meals that I prepare now.

I use their tinned tomatoes in practically everything - they are an invaluable bulk/sauce for casseroles/stews/soups etc.

Their rice is cheap and comes in a large packet and my family can't tell any difference.

I use their fruit as it means that I can buy a certain amount of fruit and it doesn't eat too much into my budget of £45 a week on shopping. As a SAHM and reliant only on wage - £45 doesn't go very far so the everyday value range is good for my shop.

The children love the Everday value range and really like the lemon squash it is really cheap and is really tasty.

Cook the pasta and peas together in boiling water, drain and set aside
Heat the oven to 180c
melt the butter in a saucepan and fry the onion and pancetta for a few minutes, mix in the flour and cook for a minute or two, add the milk slowly stirring continuously, turn down the heat, add mozzarella cheese and half the red Leicester, stirring until the mozzarella has melted into the mixture, add the macaroni and peas and mix well, pour into a large ovenproof dish and top with the remaining red Leicester, bake in the oven for around 15 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling.

I serve with Everyday Value Garlic baguette, carrot and cucumber sticks or broccoli.

In our house we use loads of Tesco Everyday Value products, this is just one of the quick and easy meals I serve using them.

With being a family of 6 mealtimes can be very expensive then add to the fact that 5 days out of 7 I feed a friend and her 2 kids as she is really struggling tesco everyday value has been a lifesaver. I am always trying to get the cost of my shopping down but still eat healthy freshly prepared food and Tescos everyday value has helped me do that and make family favourites such as stew and casseroles. So thankyou to Tesco